What are you? - Page 2 - Wanna Be Big Bodybuilding and Weightlifting Forums

berfles · 10-31-2009, 05:05 PM

Pretty much powerlifter despite never going to a meet or lifting equipped, though I care what I look like to a decent extent. I just don't see the point in looking big without being strong.

noondie · 10-31-2009, 06:38 PM

Simply to stay strong and healthy as I get older, and not end up with a fat beer belly and gasping for my breath after walking up a flight of stairs!

LuNalicious · 10-31-2009, 06:58 PM

Im just a lifter which likes to combine principles from powerlifting and bodybuilding. I might compete at one point in powerlifting, however at the moment i still have a long way to go.

DieselWarrior · 10-31-2009, 09:55 PM

I am not a particular style but I am just a weight lifter. I have the primary goal of a body builder to get muscular, but I have no drive or desire to get cut or compete. I just want to get BIG. Id like to loose a few pounds, but not to the extent of a boy builder by any means.

Mine is not recreational, I have a system and a routine, and I pray to the gods of pain regularly. So Im not into competing, and its not a recreation. I am simply, a weight lifter.

Andrew

Tom Mutaffis · 10-31-2009, 11:51 PM

Strongman... There are a handful who visit this site fairly regularly, not sure if they would see the poll though.

Previously trained for looks, but since I did not compete then I guess you would call me a former recreational lifter (gym rat).

Judas · 11-01-2009, 03:58 AM

Olympic weightlifter with a bench press fetish. Maybe if i hadn't reached the point i did it would have been easier to give up benching when i started weightlifting, but i got pretty far and didn't want to (still dont want to) stop. And now the two combined have built a pretty good physique... (benching nicely brings up the only weaknesses in a weightlifters physique) which makes me wonder if i can look like a competitive bodybuilder while being a bench-pressing olympic weightlifter...

deeder · 11-01-2009, 12:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GoodyGirl

Hahaha, that's funny. But you're just kidding, you'd smash me to pieces in the gym!

Strong Girl events? hahaha, doubt it. Girl's don't have strength, right?

I know a couple of girls who have competed in "Strong Woman" shows.

platypus · 11-01-2009, 03:08 PM

My main focus is probably bodybuilding, though I follow a strength-oriented routine as opposed to a bodybuilding one. I'd also consider myself a recreational lifter as I quite simply enjoy doing it. Really helps me reduce stress.

joey54 · 11-01-2009, 03:14 PM

Recreational lifter. Compete against myself. I fit into bodybuilding for a brief while and may fit into the powerlifting category some time down the road.

muscle_g · 11-01-2009, 06:48 PM

I compete in Powerlifting, so I'm a powerlifter. But I used to do a little bodybuilding also(done a small BB contest) because I want to look good to lol.

GoodyGirl · 11-01-2009, 06:56 PM

Well, the Strong Man category is out straight away for me! haha
I have too many limitations with my back to be a true powerlifter.
Attempting Deadlifts etc would totally screw me up

I have a huge interest in the field of bodybuilding, even though I'm not so sure I would ever compete.
So, I guess at this current point in time I think the "Just a Lifter" category is the most applicable even though I am enjoying seeing changes in muscle shape and function like a bodybuilder would. A foot in both camps maybe?

Ambre · 11-01-2009, 07:01 PM

I'm a powerlifter. May get into some strong(wo)man stuff next summer.

jed · 11-01-2009, 10:25 PM

Powerbuilder shoulda been an option

ZenFitness · 11-02-2009, 06:08 AM

I guess recreational? I want to get stronger and look good, but I don't plan to compete.

rbtrout · 11-02-2009, 04:37 PM

I haven't ever competed as a pler, but that's how I train.

Pumping Manny · 11-03-2009, 07:34 AM

A mixed of bodybuilder and power lifter. I cycle between the two phases.

Power lifter is for pride, ego, to lift big... while bodybuilder is to look good and bigger lol.

Cirino83 · 11-03-2009, 11:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZenFitness

I guess recreational? I want to get stronger and look good, but I don't plan to compete.

x2 I can't call myself a bodybuilder since I don't live that extremely strict lifestyle. I just want to get stronger and bigger and leaner

Guido · 11-03-2009, 11:59 AM

Powerlifter, though I started out as a recretional lifter and have dabbled in strongman and olympic lifting, as well.

Off Road · 11-03-2009, 12:15 PM

Seems that most of us are power lifters or recreational lifters that use power lifting programs. I'm in good company

Jorge Sanchez · 11-03-2009, 11:00 PM

I'd like to say Oly lifter, but I don't have enough time to dedicate to lifting to get serious about it. Just a recreational lifter here.

musclemick · 11-04-2009, 06:37 AM

In the end my main goal is body building. I want to look like a body builder and lift/move heavy weights

View Poll Results: What are you?
Power Lifter (srength)132	29	38.16%
Bodybuilder (physique)	18	23.68%
Weight Lifter (OLY)	2	2.63%
Strong Man (event)	3	3.95%
Just a Lifter (recreational)	24	31.58%
Voters: 76. You may not vote on this poll

10-31-2009, 05:05 PM	#26
berfles Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: PA Posts: 1,327	Pretty much powerlifter despite never going to a meet or lifting equipped, though I care what I look like to a decent extent. I just don't see the point in looking big without being strong. __________________ 22 - 5'10@225lbs! Bench - 325 Squat - 455x2 (Some left in tank) Deadlift - 470(Not max) Total: 1250lbs 100% raw The key to my exercise program is this one simple truth: I hate my body.

10-31-2009, 06:38 PM	#27
noondie Wannabebig Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 10	Simply to stay strong and healthy as I get older, and not end up with a fat beer belly and gasping for my breath after walking up a flight of stairs! __________________ Washed-up meat head

10-31-2009, 06:58 PM	#28
LuNalicious Wannabebig Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: On my way to leanness, Sydney Posts: 871	Im just a lifter which likes to combine principles from powerlifting and bodybuilding. I might compete at one point in powerlifting, however at the moment i still have a long way to go. __________________ Lift - Current - Goals - Before 2010 Bench - 5x70kg - 5x90kg Squat - 5x120kg - 5x140kg Deadlift - 5x165kg - 5x180kg My Journal

10-31-2009, 09:55 PM	#29
DieselWarrior I DRANK YOUR MILK Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 130	I am not a particular style but I am just a weight lifter. I have the primary goal of a body builder to get muscular, but I have no drive or desire to get cut or compete. I just want to get BIG. Id like to loose a few pounds, but not to the extent of a boy builder by any means. Mine is not recreational, I have a system and a routine, and I pray to the gods of pain regularly. So Im not into competing, and its not a recreation. I am simply, a weight lifter. Andrew __________________ 42 years old, 5'9", 245lbs, wannabeBIG with muscle! "If you wanna be diesel, you gotta first be a warrior!" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDV_9Ys7ftc

10-31-2009, 11:51 PM	#30
Tom Mutaffis Strongman / Moderator Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 3,051	Strongman... There are a handful who visit this site fairly regularly, not sure if they would see the poll though. Previously trained for looks, but since I did not compete then I guess you would call me a former recreational lifter (gym rat). __________________ Height: 5'8 Weight: 225 lbs Years Training: 10+ 2009 Southern Slam Strongman Series Champion 2007 North American Strongman 200 lbs National Champion Standing Overhead Press: 275 lbs x 9, 335 lbs 12" Log Deadlift: 685 lbs suited, 600 lbs x 5 RAW Squat: 385 lbs x 17, 585 lbs x 3 box squat, Front squat 475 lbs Power Clean: 295 lbs x 6 Tom Mutaffis Strongman Training Journal AtLarge Nutrition - Your #1 Choice for Strength Sports Supplements

11-01-2009, 03:58 AM	#31
Judas Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Out there... like ****in' Pluto man... Posts: 110	Olympic weightlifter with a bench press fetish. Maybe if i hadn't reached the point i did it would have been easier to give up benching when i started weightlifting, but i got pretty far and didn't want to (still dont want to) stop. And now the two combined have built a pretty good physique... (benching nicely brings up the only weaknesses in a weightlifters physique) which makes me wonder if i can look like a competitive bodybuilder while being a bench-pressing olympic weightlifter...

11-01-2009, 03:08 PM	#33
platypus squat rack curler Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 313	My main focus is probably bodybuilding, though I follow a strength-oriented routine as opposed to a bodybuilding one. I'd also consider myself a recreational lifter as I quite simply enjoy doing it. Really helps me reduce stress. __________________ ain't nuttin but a peanut. You will have gotten stronger when the weight that feels heavy is actually heavier than the weight that feels heavy now. Then the weight that feels heavy now will be a warmup for the weight that feels heavy then. But the weight will always feel heavy or you're not lifting enough weight. Clear? -Rippetoe Not skinny, just small boned

11-01-2009, 03:14 PM	#34
joey54 Moderator Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Palmyra, PA Posts: 2,410	Recreational lifter. Compete against myself. I fit into bodybuilding for a brief while and may fit into the powerlifting category some time down the road.

11-01-2009, 06:48 PM	#35
muscle_g Train Hardcore!!! Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: South Carolina Posts: 87	I compete in Powerlifting, so I'm a powerlifter. But I used to do a little bodybuilding also(done a small BB contest) because I want to look good to lol. __________________ Train Hardcore!!!! Best Lifts Gym/Meet 600/585 SQ 385/375 BP 475/480 DL

11-01-2009, 06:56 PM	#36
GoodyGirl Titanium Enhanced Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Australia Posts: 116	Well, the Strong Man category is out straight away for me! haha I have too many limitations with my back to be a true powerlifter. Attempting Deadlifts etc would totally screw me up I have a huge interest in the field of bodybuilding, even though I'm not so sure I would ever compete. So, I guess at this current point in time I think the "Just a Lifter" category is the most applicable even though I am enjoying seeing changes in muscle shape and function like a bodybuilder would. A foot in both camps maybe? __________________ Titanium Enhanced. Lean Mean Machine in progress! Go hard or go home! GoodyGirl's Lean Mean Machine Journal

11-01-2009, 07:01 PM	#37
Ambre Wannabebig Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Memphis, Tn Posts: 41	I'm a powerlifter. May get into some strong(wo)man stuff next summer. __________________ My training log Ambre Pigeonlover

11-01-2009, 10:25 PM	#38
jed Conquerer of Iron! Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: iowa! Posts: 2,814	Powerbuilder shoulda been an option __________________ 18 - 5' 11'' - 190 lb Squat: 320 \| Bench: 295 \| Deadlift : 390 Philippians 4:13 - "I can do anything through Christ who gives me strength." J O U R N A L !

11-02-2009, 06:08 AM	#39
ZenFitness Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 355	I guess recreational? I want to get stronger and look good, but I don't plan to compete. __________________ My Journal

11-02-2009, 04:37 PM	#40
rbtrout The Flyfisher Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: So. Cal. Posts: 2,067	I haven't ever competed as a pler, but that's how I train. __________________ Give chalk a chance. 47 years old 655 squat 690 deadlift 325 bench

11-03-2009, 07:34 AM	#41
Pumping Manny Wannabebig Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Canada, MTL Posts: 35	A mixed of bodybuilder and power lifter. I cycle between the two phases. Power lifter is for pride, ego, to lift big... while bodybuilder is to look good and bigger lol. __________________ 5'8'' 180 pounds Age: 34 Bench: 2458 Squats: 3108 Deads: 235*8

11-03-2009, 11:59 AM	#43
Guido Breaker of Skulls Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: 40N 88W Posts: 11,046	Powerlifter, though I started out as a recretional lifter and have dabbled in strongman and olympic lifting, as well. __________________ 5'9" 212 lbs DL 600x1 SQ 457x1 (raw) BP 430x1 (shirted), 315x1 (raw) SN 209x1 (95kg) C+J 242x1 (110kg) My Training Journal www.illinipowerlifting.org "Most people don't want to learn new things. They only want to hear about things that validate crap they're already doing." - Mike Boyle

11-03-2009, 12:15 PM	#44
Off Road Wannabebigger Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: California Posts: 2,051	Seems that most of us are power lifters or recreational lifters that use power lifting programs. I'm in good company __________________ Off Road Adventures Journal

11-03-2009, 11:00 PM	#45
Jorge Sanchez Super Moderator Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 6,909	I'd like to say Oly lifter, but I don't have enough time to dedicate to lifting to get serious about it. Just a recreational lifter here. __________________ quidquid Latine dictum sit altum videtur

11-04-2009, 06:37 AM	#46
musclemick Wannabebig Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: the gym, west australia. Posts: 82	In the end my main goal is body building. I want to look like a body builder and lift/move heavy weights __________________ Age: 22 - Height: 183cm(6') - Weight: 106kg - Deadlift: 230kgx3 (507lbs) Squat: 140kgx5 (308Lbs working on it!) Bench: 145kgx2 (319Lbs)

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